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2024 Montana State Auditor election

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2024 Montana State Auditor election

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Nominee James Brown John Repke
Party Republican Democratic

County results
Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Repke:      50–60%      60–70%

Incumbent State Auditor

Troy Downing
Republican



The 2024 Montana State Auditor election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next state auditor of Montana. Incumbent Republican auditor Troy Downing is not seeking re-election, instead opting to run for U.S. House.[1] Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • John Jay Willoughby, insurance agent[4]

Disqualified

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Declined

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Results

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Primary results by county:
  Brown
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Brown 114,508 69.55%
Republican John Jay Willoughby 50,131 30.45%
Total votes 164,639 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • John Repke, retired financial executive[4]

Withdrew

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Results

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Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Repke 92,296 100.00%
Total votes 92,296 100.00%

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
James
Brown (R)
John
Repke (D)
Other Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[A] September 29 - October 1, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.34% 49% 33% 2%[b] 16%

Results

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Montana State Auditor election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Brown
Democratic John Repke
Total votes

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Won't Vote" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by the Montana Republican Party

References

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  1. ^ "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (January 19, 2024). "PSC President James Brown announces campaign for state auditor". Montana Free Press. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (March 12, 2024). "Candidate filing deadline firms up 2024 election bracket". Montana Free Press. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Hooks, John (March 21, 2024). "Nine candidates disqualified from Montana's primary election ballot". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Staff, NBC Montana (March 8, 2024). "Troy Downing announces run for U.S. House". KECI. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "FEDERAL PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". prodcandidatefiling.mt.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2024.